El Paso Rhinos was paced by David Nelson, who racked up one goal. Nelson scored 9:01 into the second period to make the score 1-0 El Paso Rhinos. Chris Wilhite assisted on the tally.

El Paso Rhinos stifled Dallas Ice Jets' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. El Paso Rhinos was held below its usual level of production. El Paso Rhinos averages 6.7 goals per game. Dallas Ice Jets was unable to stop El Paso Rhinos from sending pucks towards the net, and El Paso Rhinos eventually piled up 37 shots on goal.

Dallas Ice Jets' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on six El Paso Rhinos power plays. Dallas Ice Jets did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Dallas Ice Jets puts an average of 4.8 pucks into the net per game.